White-Nose Syndrome Confirmed in Italy: A Preliminary Assessment of Its Occurrence in Bat Species
| Autor: | Katia Varello, Angela Boggero, Paolo Debernardi, Andrea Cappelleri, Elena Patriarca, Anna Maria Picco, Marco Riccucci, Laura Garzoli, Carolina Girometta, Elena Bozzetta |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Microbiology (medical)
Hibernation Pseudogymnoascus destructans media_common.quotation_subject Zoology Plant Science white-nose disease Genus Myotis maternal roost Article 03 medical and health sciences Chiroptera hibernacula Geomyces destructans lcsh:QH301-705.5 Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics 030304 developmental biology media_common Molecular identification 0303 health sciences biology 030306 microbiology Myotis blythii White-nose syndrome biology.organism_classification Mass mortality lcsh:Biology (General) Reproduction Myotis |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Fungi Volume 7 Issue 3 Journal of fungi 7 (2021): 192–192. doi:10.3390/jof7030192 info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Laura Garzoli; Elena Bozzetta; Katia Varello; Andrea Cappelleri; Elena Patriarca; Paolo Debernardi; Marco Riccucci; Angela Boggero; Carolina Girometta; Anna Maria Picco/titolo:White-Nose Syndrome Confirmed in Italy: A Preliminary Assessment of Its Occurrence in Bat Species/doi:10.3390%2Fjof7030192/rivista:Journal of fungi/anno:2021/pagina_da:192/pagina_a:192/intervallo_pagine:192–192/volume:7 Journal of Fungi, Vol 7, Iss 192, p 192 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 2309-608X |
| Popis: | Although no mass mortality has been recorded so far, the precise demographic effect of white-nose syndrome (WNS) on European bats still remains to be ascertained. Following the first isolation of P. destructans in Italy, further surveys were performed to assess the distribution of the fungus in NW Italy and its effects on bats. Data were collected from March 2019 to April 2020 at sites used for hibernation (six sites) and/or for reproduction (four sites) in Piedmont and Aosta Valley. A total of 138 bats, belonging to 10 species, were examined to identify clinical features possibly related to the fungal presence. Culture from swabs and the molecular identification of isolates confirmed the presence of P. destructans in bats from five sites, including two maternal roosts. Dermal fungal infiltration, the criterion to assess the presence of WNS, was observed in biopsies of bats belonging to Myotis blythii, M. daubentonii, M. emarginatus and M. myotis. This is the first report of the disease in Italy. The results suggest a greater susceptibility to the infection of the genus Myotis and particularly of M. emarginatus, possibly due to the long length of its hibernation period. Other fungal dermatophytes were also observed. |
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